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Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box.
Phil Muncaster May 4 2009 3:38PM Security
Vodafone goes prepaid with mobile broadband

Vodafone goes prepaid with mobile broadband

Vodafone has launched a prepaid version of its mobile broadband service that enables users to roll up to 5GB of data into the next month if they recharge within 30 days.
Staff Writers May 4 2009 3:37PM Telco/ISP
ShoreTel to limit carrier distribution to Telstra

ShoreTel to limit carrier distribution to Telstra

ShoreTel has inked a distribution agreement with Telstra Business Systems for its IP unified communications systems but has no plans to court other local telcos for similar agreements.
Ry Crozier May 4 2009 3:36PM Telco/ISP
Apple pegged for price cuts

Apple pegged for price cuts

Apple is reportedly mulling a new round of price cuts for two of its flagship Macintosh computer models.
Shaun Nichols May 4 2009 1:31PM Hardware
Revealed: Lessons from WebCentral's 72-hour email outage

Revealed: Lessons from WebCentral's 72-hour email outage

Melbourne IT chief technical officer Glenn Gore gives iTnews a blow-by-blow account of how a SAN failure at WebCentral’s data centre led to 200,000 customers losing e-mail access for three days.
Brett Winterford May 4 2009 12:23PM Storage
Former IT head admits guilt

Former IT head admits guilt

The former IT director at the Houston-based LifeGift Organ Donation Center has pleaded guilty to charges she illegally accessed the organisation's network to delete data, according to a US Department of Justice news release.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:43AM Security
McAfee bucks the downturn with record revenues

McAfee bucks the downturn with record revenues

Security giant McAfee has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2009, logging a 21 per cent rise in revenue to US$448m (A$610m) compared with the same period last year.
Staff Writers May 4 2009 11:37AM Security
Heartland again PCI compliant

Heartland again PCI compliant

Breached payment card processor Heartland Payment Systems has been again certified compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the company announced.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:34AM Security
Swine flu spam leveling off, but attacks continue

Swine flu spam leveling off, but attacks continue

As reports of swine flu infections grow across the world, spammers and malware purveyors continue to try to cash in.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:28AM Security
Adobe releases update for server-side security flaw

Adobe releases update for server-side security flaw

Adobe has released an update to address a potential vulnerability in versions of its Flash Media Server.
Chuck Miller May 4 2009 11:23AM Security
Travelex to implement cashing system worldwide

Travelex to implement cashing system worldwide

Foreign exchange firm Travelex has signed a deal with Atos Origin for the development and support of a cashing system for travellers cheques.
Angelica Mari May 4 2009 6:42AM Software
Google sued over Android name

Google sued over Android name

Google, the Open Handset Alliance and 45 other companies are being sued over the name given to "Android", the open-source mobile phone operating system.
Rosalie Marshall May 4 2009 6:37AM Software
French hacker lays claim to Twitter attacks

French hacker lays claim to Twitter attacks

A French hacker is taking credit for a recent high-profile attack on microblogging site Twitter.
Shaun Nichols May 4 2009 6:37AM Security
Oracle set to release seven SaaS offerings

Oracle set to release seven SaaS offerings

Oracle is poised to announce seven software-as-a-service offerings, including applications for sales and marketing and HR professionals, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited sources briefed on the plans and a company document.
Rosalie Marshall May 4 2009 6:37AM Software
Sun Microsystems issues Solaris 10 5/09 update

Sun Microsystems issues Solaris 10 5/09 update

Sun Microsystems has issued the 10 5/09 update for its Solaris operating system, offering several new components designed to improve the energy efficiency of servers.
Shaun Nichols May 4 2009 6:37AM Software
Telstra misused Optus long-distance traffic stats

Telstra misused Optus long-distance traffic stats

The Federal Court has ruled in favour of Optus in a long-running dispute with Telstra, finding the incumbent misused Optus traffic information to set its own marketing, promotion and sales strategies in the 1990s.
Staff Writers May 2 2009 7:45AM Telco/ISP
Fujitsu transfers hard drive business to Toshiba

Fujitsu transfers hard drive business to Toshiba

Toshiba and Fujitsu have wrapped up a deal which will see Fujitsu's entire hard disk drive (HDD) business transferred to Toshiba.
Ian Williams May 2 2009 7:25AM Storage
USB device lets PCs run tasks in sleep mode

USB device lets PCs run tasks in sleep mode

Researchers from the University of California and Microsoft have demonstrated a new USB device that will let the user perform basic computing tasks even while their machine is in energy-saving sleep mode.
David Neal May 2 2009 7:25AM Hardware
KVS on hunt for regional channels

KVS on hunt for regional channels
Byron Connolly May 1 2009 5:31PM Storage
WebCentral email saga finally over

WebCentral email saga finally over

Some 72 hours into an outage that left WebCentral customers without access to managed exchange, POP email or webmail, customers of the Melbourne-IT owned hosting company finally report being able to once again access e-mail.
Brett Winterford May 1 2009 3:36PM Storage

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